Loxanthocereus

Loxanthocereus acanthurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Trichocereinae
Genus: Loxanthocereus
Species: L. acanthurus – L. camanaensis – L. faustianus – L. hoffmannii – L. hoxeyi – L. hystrix – L. jajoianus – L. pachycladus – L. peculiaris – L. sextonianus – L. sulcifer – L. xylorhizus

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Loxanthocereus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 18. Reference page.

Name

Loxanthocereus Backeb., 1937

• Type species: Cereus acanthurus Vaupel.

Note

Loxanthocereus is not accepted by Hassler & World Plant.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Backeberg, C., 1937. Cactaceae (Berlin) 1937(1): 24

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Loxanthocereus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Loxanthocereus. Published online. Accessed: Apr 18 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Loxanthocereus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Apr 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Loxanthocereus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Loxanthocereus. Accessed: 17 Apr 2021.

Vernacular names

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